A third of parents missed out on their first choice of Scunthorpe’s most popular school this year, figures show.

Just 69 per cent of those who put Westcliffe Primary School as their first choice secured a place for this September, according to data from the Government's Department for Education.

The school had 1.4 first preference applications, 65 in total, for each of its 45 places. In total there were two preferences for each place, but no one who put the school as a second or third preference got a place.

The St Lawrence Academy was the hardest secondary to get into, with just 77% of those who put it as a first preference getting a place.

St Lawrence Academy was the hardest secondary school to get into in Scunthorpe.

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There were 1.3 first preferences, a total of 189, for each of its 150 places offered.

Overall there were 2.2 preferences for each place for children starting this September.

Oakgrove School in Milton Keynes is the toughest primary school in the country to get a place at. Just 24% of those who put it as a first preference secured a place in 2017, It had 4.2 first preferences, 100 in total, for each of the 24 places offered, and 11.2 preferences per places in total.

The Royal School in Wolverhampton was the hardest secondary to get into, with just 11% of those who put it as a first preference getting a place. There were 8.9 first preferences, a total of 295, for each of its 33 places offered.

Overall there were 21.4 preferences for each place for children starting this September.

The data from the Department for Education is based on figures from National Offers Day, so data held directly by individual schools may differ, for example, because late applications were included.

The application deadline for applying for a Reception place is January 15, 2018, while it is October 31, for secondary applications.